Theme
Religion and Spirituality
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- آتشکدهatashkadefire temple
- آخوندâkhundclergyman
- احسانehsânkindness, charity
- اذانazânIslamic call to prayer
- اربعینarba'in40th-day mourning
- افطاریeftâribreak-fast meal
- اللهallahGod (Islamic name)
- امام حسینemâm HosseinImam Hussain (third Shia Imam)
- امام رضاemâm RezâImam Reza (8th Shia Imam)
- امام علیemâm AliImam Ali (first Shia Imam)
- انار شب یلداanâr-e shab-e yaldâyalda-night pomegranate
- انشاءاللهenshâ-allâhGod willing; if God wills
- اهل بیتahl-e beythousehold of the Prophet
- برکتbarakatblessing, abundance
- بسم اللهbismellâhin the name of God (opening phrase)
- بقاbaqâeternity, persistence
- پیامبرpayâmbarprophet
- پیرpirelder, spiritual master
- تبرکtabarrokblessed object
- تسبیحtasbihprayer beads
- تسبیح خوانیtasbih-khanidhikr, prayer-bead recitation
- تصوفtasavvofSufism
- تقدیرtaqdirpredestination
- توبهtobehrepentance
- چادرchâdorchador (cloak)
- چلهchele40-day cycle, winter solstice
- چهارشنبهسوریchaharshanbe-surifire-jumping festival
- حافظhâfezguardian (also name of poet)
- حجhajjpilgrimage to Mecca
- حجابhejâbhijab, veil
- حرامharamforbidden (religious)
- حضرتhazratHis/Her Excellency (sacred)
- حکمتhekmatwisdom, philosophy
- حلالhalalpermitted (religious)
- حوزهhawzeseminary
- خداkhodaGod
- خداحافظKhodahafezGoodbye; farewell. Literally 'may God be your protector.' The standard Persian farewell.
- خمسkhomskhums; one-fifth religious tax (Shia)
- خیراتkheyratcharitable giving, alms (as a culture)
- درگاهdargâhthreshold, sanctuary
- درویشdarvishdervish, ascetic
- دعا کردنdo'â kardanto pray (supplication); to make dua
- رسالهresâlehreligious jurisprudence guide
- رکعتrak'atunit of Islamic prayer
- روحruhsoul
- روحانیتruhâniyyatthe clergy; the clerical class
- روزهruzefasting
- روضهخوانیrowzeh-khânilamentation ceremony for Imam Hussain
- زکاتzakâtzakat; obligatory alms
- سحریsaharipre-dawn fasting meal
- سیدseyyedProphet's descendant
- سینهزنیsineh-zanichest-beating (mourning ritual)
- شهادتshahâdatmartyrdom; Islamic declaration of faith
- صدقهsadaghehcharity; alms (Islamic)
- صوفیsufiSufi mystic
- صومsawmfasting (Arabic religious term)
- عاشوراashuraShia mourning day
- عمرهomrehminor pilgrimage (Umrah)
- عید الفطرeid-al-fetrEid al-Fitr
- عید قربانeid-e ghorbânEid al-Adha; feast of sacrifice
- غسلghoslritual full-body washing
- فناfanâannihilation (in love)
- قسمتqesmatfate, share
- قمqomQom (religious city)
- قنوتqonutsupplication (raised hands in prayer)
- کعبهka'behthe Kaaba
- کلیساkelisachurch
- کنشتkaneshtsynagogue
- مباحmobâhpermissible; neutral act (Islamic law)
- مرجعmarja'supreme religious authority; Grand Ayatollah
- مریدmoriddisciple
- مستحبmostahabbrecommended supererogatory act (Islamic law)
- مسجدmasjedmosque
- مسجد جامعmasjed-e jâme'congregational mosque; Friday mosque
- مقنعهmaghna'emaghnaeh (school veil)
- مکتبmaktabschool of thought; Islamic religious school
- مکروهmakruhdiscouraged (Islamic law)
- ملاmollâmullah; religious cleric
- نذرnazrvotive offering
- نذر کردنnazr-kardanto make a religious vow
- نمازnamazdaily prayer
- نوروزnowrūzPersian New Year
- نیتniyyatintention
- هیئت مذهبیhey'at-e mazhabireligious mourning group; heyat
- واجبvâjebobligatory (Islamic religious duty)
- وضوvozowritual ablution (wudu)
- یلداyaldâwinter solstice ritual, longest night of the year